Michigan grandma convicted of killing grandson
World March 20, 2013
(AP) — A 75-year-old woman was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for killing her teenage grandson last spring in her Detroit-area home, after jurors rejected her claim that she shot him six times in self-defense. Sandra Layne cried quietly when she heard the verdict, which was delivered during the... Read more
(AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says that more than 60 people have been wounded in fighting between South Sudan’s army and a rebel group. The international Red Cross says 62 people have been taken to one of their medical facilities in the last two weeks.... Read more
(AP) — At least 16 people were killed in an explosion that hit a bus station in Kano in northern Nigeria, a medic said Monday in the latest violence to hit this West African nation. The medic, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to... Read more
Nigerian airline to resume flight after second ban
Nigeria March 19, 2013
(AP) — An aviation official says a Nigerian airline can resume flying, after being grounded twice in the past year. Nigerian aviation ministry spokesman Jo e Obi said in a statement late Monday that aviation authorities have lifted the suspension imposed Saturday on Dana Air with immediate effect. Obi... Read more
Accused Congolese warlord turns self in at U.S embassy
Africa March 19, 2013
(AP) — A Congolese warlord accused of conscripting child soldiers who had lived as an international fugitive for years surrendered to the United States Embassy in Rwanda on Monday and asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said. The move marks a... Read more
(AP) — A man who appears to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists has appeared in a video filmed three days ago, in the second recording released since he and his family were kidnapped on Feb. 19 in northern Cameroon. The video’s audio airs a man’s voice... Read more
The leadership of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, weekend, asserted that the planned national convention of the party tentatively scheduled for April 8 in Enugu would hold. Interim National Chairman of APGA, Chief Maxi Okwu, who made the assertion during an unscheduled visit to the party’s secretariat in Abakaliki,... Read more
Palestinians not enthusiastic about Obama visit
World March 18, 2013
(AP) — President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the region. Obama’s trip, beginning Wednesday, appears aimed primarily at resetting the sometimes troubled relationship with Israel. But winning the trust of the Palestinians, who accuse him... Read more
(AP) — Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw on Sunday and then hung them by their feet while some in a watching crowd chanted “kill them!” Both men died, security officials said. The killings come a week after the attorney general’s office encouraged civilians... Read more
(Reuters) – Lawyers for Kenya’s president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, will push the International Criminal Court on Monday to drop charges against him after the case against his co-accused collapsed. The case against Kenyatta, on charges of crimes against humanity over bloodshed in the aftermath of Kenya’s 2007 election, has been... Read more
